hyæne

See also: Hyäne

Danish

hyæne

Noun

hyæne c (singular definite hyænen, plural indefinite hyæner)

  1. hyena (animal)

Inflection

References

French

Noun

hyæne f (plural hyænes)

  1. Obsolete form of hyène.
    • 1708, Laurent Bordelon, Mital ou Avantures Incroyables, et toute‐foist, & cætera, page 132:
      Le ſilence de mon chien ne les ſurprit point du tout; car ils prétendent que, quand la Lune eſt pleine, l’ombre de l’hyæne rend les chiens muets & ſans mouvement.
      My dog's silence does not surprise them at all; because they claim that, when the Moon is full, the hyena's shadow renders dogs mute and without movement.
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